On This Day

Saturday, May 17, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 23 9 .719 --
White Sox 15 11 .577 5.0
Red Sox 13 12 .520 6.5
Tigers 14 14 .500 7.0
Yankees 15 16 .484 7.5
Senators 14 16 .467 8.0
Athletics 10 18 .357 11.0
Browns 9 17 .346 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 7 .759 --
Cardinals 19 8 .704 2.0
Giants 15 11 .577 5.5
Braves 12 15 .444 9.0
Cubs 10 15 .400 10.0
Pirates 9 14 .391 10.0
Reds 10 17 .370 11.0
Phillies 9 19 .321 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Berardino 4
2 George Case 3
2 Doc Cramer 3
2 Frank Croucher 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Heath 2
2 Sam Chapman 1
2 Babe Dahlgren 1
2 Jake Early 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Croucher 4
1 Babe Dahlgren 4
1 Jeff Heath 4
1 Ken Keltner 4
1 Hal Trosky 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 Nick Etten 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cliff Melton 0.71
2 Tommy Bridges 0.42
2 Johnny Rigney 0.42
4 Bob Feller 0.35
5 Lon Warneke 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Art Johnson 1
1 Walt Masterson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 6
2 Tommy Bridges 5
2 Jack Knott 5
2 Cliff Melton 5
2 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Alex Carrasquel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .405
2 Cecil Travis .398
3 Dick Siebert .383
4 Bill Dickey .383
5 Dom DiMaggio .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 8
2 Dolph Camilli 7
2 Bob Johnson 7
2 Rudy York 7
5 7 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 30
2 Bobby Doerr 29
2 Rudy York 29
4 Cecil Travis 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 7
2 Dom DiMaggio 6
3 George Case 5
4 Billy Werber 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 1.86
2 Luke Hamlin 1.87
3 Tom Ferrick 2.03
4 Whit Wyatt 2.15
5 Mel Harder 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 7
1 Whit Wyatt 7
3 Hugh Casey 5
3 Al Milnar 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 57
2 Johnny Vander Meer 45
3 Mort Cooper 43
4 Whit Wyatt 35
5 Bobo Newsom 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 4
1 Ira Hutchinson 4
3 Al Benton 3
3 Clint Brown 3
5 4 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .444
2 Gee Walker .432
3 Johnny Cooney .412
4 Dick Siebert .411
5 Roy Cullenbine .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Travis 4
2 Lou Boudreau 3
2 Nick Etten 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Vernon 15
2 Sam Chapman 14
2 Dick Siebert 14
2 Taffy Wright 14
5 Hal Trosky 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Ben Chapman 2
2 Dom DiMaggio 2
2 Lonny Frey 2
2 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Galehouse 0.96
2 Hal Schumacher 1.00
3 Tom Ferrick 1.35
4 Cliff Melton 1.38
5 Bill Lee 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Cliff Melton 3
1 Al Milnar 3
1 Whit Wyatt 3
5 16 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Mort Cooper 21
3 Thornton Lee 20
4 Johnny Rigney 19
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Nels Potter 2
3 Al Benton 1
3 Alex Carrasquel 1
3 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .347
2 Ted Williams .345
3 Joe DiMaggio .345
4 Hank Greenberg .341
5 Barney McCosky .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 40
2 Rudy York 38
3 Joe DiMaggio 37
3 Johnny Mize 37
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 155
2 Joe DiMaggio 153
3 Hank Greenberg 148
4 Johnny Mize 134
5 Frank McCormick 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 31
2 Lonny Frey 23
3 Stan Hack 21
4 Joe Gordon 17
4 2 others tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Passeau 2.35
2 Bucky Walters 2.49
3 Bob Feller 2.68
4 Johnny Rigney 2.76
5 Rip Sewell 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 30
2 Bobo Newsom 21
2 Claude Passeau 21
2 Bucky Walters 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 273
2 Bobo Newsom 175
3 Whit Wyatt 145
4 Johnny Rigney 142
5 Kirby Higbe 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 16
2 Clint Brown 12
3 Johnny Murphy 10
4 Joe Beggs 7
4 3 others tied 7